BST Hyde Park has cancelled the final day of its festival after Lynne, 77, withdrew from the band's headline slot at the last minute due to health concerns. He had been due to front the rock band on Sunday, but stepped back on the advice of his doctors following a "systemic infection", according to a statement released by ELO.

A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night on Sunday after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot.

"Jeff has been battling a systemic infection and is currently in the care of a team of doctors," organizers wrote on July 12.